On Monday 12th March, Commonwealth Day was celebrated across the 53 nations that make up the Commonwealth. Birmingham was no exception; the city saw an enthusiastic display of events and ceremonies throughout the day including a flag raising ceremony at the Council House in Victoria […]

The Midlands chapter of the British-American Business Council (part of Greater Birmingham Chambers of Commerce) has named Professor Julian Beer as its new president. The deputy vice chancellor of Birmingham City University is succeeding Harry Reilly who is now honorary chairman of BABC Midlands. Professor […]

The Great Britain China Centre’s ‘Leadership Programme’ visited Birmingham recently as part of a high level delegation in to the UK to strengthen Sino-UK strategic relations. The Leadership Programme has been running since 2007 and this is the first visit to a UK city other […]